Table 2 Means and standard deviations for continuous independent variablesby frequent and severe pain
From: Patient involvement in medical decision-making and pain among elders: physician or patient-driven?
Frequent pain | Severe pain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Sociodemographics | ||||
Mean age (SD) | 75.4(6.3) | 75.3(6.3) | 75.7(6.7) | 75.3(6.3) |
Health care | ||||
Mean no. physician visits (SD) | 6.3(8.5)1 | 3.9(6.1) | 8.0(9.5)1 | 5.8(8.1) |
Mean physician-driven participation index (SD) | 1.8(1.2)3 | 1.9(1.2) | 1.9(1.2)3 | 1.7(1.2) |
Mean patient-driven participation index (SD) | 2.4(1.0)1 | 2.7(1.0) | 2.4(1.0) | 2.4(1.1) |
Health status | ||||
Mean SF-12 mental component score (SD) | 52.5(9.9)1 | 54.8(7.4) | 48.7(12.1)1 | 53.6(9.0) |